Vanity case



July 15 1924. 1,501,130

- s. MORRISON VANITY: CASE Filed May 24 1923 1 1 I INVENTORl Simon Morrison,

BY f 1 YATTORNEYZ- Patented July 15,1924,

pa rs STATES Arena o-" FI E srmonivroaarsolv, or BROOK-LYN, NEWYQRK.

1 VANITY CASE.

Application filed May 24, 1923. Serial No. 841,223.

and useful Improvements in Vanity Gases,

of which the following is a specification.

My said invention relates to a vanity case and it is an object of the same to provide a device of the character described which shall be ornamental in appearance and convenient in use.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which are made a part hereof and on which similar reference characters indicate similar parts,

Figure 1 is a perspective of my device in one position,

Figure 2, a perspective of the same in another position, 1

Figure 3, a vertical section through the case with the parts approaching closed position.

Figures 4, 5 and 6,details of parts shown in Figure 3, and

Figure 7 a modified form of one of said parts. I

In the drawings reference character 10 indicates the bottom box of the case in which is located a powder compact 11 which, if preferred, may be secured to a slip of glass. A cover 12 is connected to the box by a hinge 13 and a central support is connected to the box and the lid by the same hinge. The central member consists of a ring 15 of sheet metal having an inwardly directed flange 16 for supporting a mirror 17.

At the opposite side of the mirror a metallic disk 18 rests on the same, this disk being cut away at opposite sides for convenient assembly and being bent upwardly fromthe middle where it bears on the mirror. A flat ring 19 has a flange 2O bearingon the disk 18 and an outer flange21 cut away down to the flat part of the ring at points opposite the-hinge and a det-entpresently to be described, a small notch being also cut in the ring at 22. Adjacent-the hinge and the detent or at any other convenient places the flange 21 may be provided with spaced pairs of projections 23 and 24 which extend down to and rest on the around the rest of its circumference there is an outwardly extending ridge 25.

Punched out points 26 arefprovidedon the projections 23 for engaging in the interior groove corresponding to the annular ridge for holding the parts in place. It, will be seen that the flange 20' serve's to bend the disk 18 down toward the mirror thereby producing a spring action which holds the mirror in place. Obviously the disk could be turned upside down and similarresults would be obtained. The flange 20 also coop-.

crates with disk 18 to providea compartment for a rouge compact underneath the cover 12.

Atv the front side of the case the snpport 15 is provided with an'opening extending through the ridge 25 and with spaced openings above'and below the rid e. Afdete'nt shown in Figure 6 has a projection 28 extending through the opening in the ridge and forminga hand operating member,

The pair of projections 29and 30 extend through the openings at opposite sides of the ridge and are adapted-to engage re-v spectively with an edge of the cover under a punched-out overhanging projection 31 and a similar structure at 32 on t-he box. The resilient projecting wings 3301f the detent bear against the outer sides of projections 24 to hold the detent in its outermost position whereby the box and the lid are locked in closed position relatively to the support 15 and toeach other. When itsis desired to release either member the detent is forced inwardly by pressing on the projection 28 and either the box or the lid may then be opened. As will be seen from Figure 1 when the lower compartment is opened the mirror will be in convenientposition for'use while the rouge compact will be concealed.

the ring 19 is provided with a pairof resilient arms 34 bent inwardly from the flanges 21 and adapted to bear against the rear face of the mirror 17 thus replacing the disk 18 in use anddoing away \withthe necessity of this additional part.

It will be obvious'to those skilled in the art that other modifications may be made in the structure of my vdevice Without departing from the spirit of theinvention and th'ereforel do not limit myself to what is shown in the drawings and described inthe specification but only as indicated in the appended claims. I

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A vanity case comprising a box, a cover hinged thereto, an intermediate support, having pivotal connections with the box, detents on said intermediate support for holding the box and cover in closed position, and manual means for simultaneously releasing said detents to separate the box, cover, and intermediate support, substantially as set forth.

2. A vanity case comprising a box, a cover hinged thereto, an intermediate support, having pivotal connection with the box, detents on said intermediate member for holding the box and cover in closed position, and commonmanual means for releasing both of said detents simultaneously, substantially as set forth.

3. In a vanity case, a box adapted to hold a powder compact, a cover hinged thereto, an intermediate support, a mirror carried thereby facing toward the box, an annulus resiliently holding the mirror in place on the support and, connections between the support and the annulus for holding the latter in place, substantially as set forth.

4. Ina vanity case, a box, a cover therefor, an intermediate support, a mirror thereon facing toward the box, aring at the back of the mirror having a depending flange extending toward the mirror andproviding a space for a rouge compact, a detent at the front of the intermediate member adapted to hold the cover and the box in closed relation, and means on said ring for holding the detent in place, substantially as set forth.

5. In a vanity case, a box, a cover therefor, an intermediate support, a mirror thereon facing toward the box, a ring at the back of the mirror, an internal groove on the support, and projections on the ring extending into the groove for holding the ring in place, substantially as set forth.

6. In a vanity case, a box, a cover therefor, an intermediate support, a mirror thereon facing toward the box, a ring at the back of the mirror having a depending flange, a resilient curved disk forced down against the mirror by said flange, and connections between the support and the ring for holding said parts in place, substantially as set forth. f

A vanity case comprising a box, a cover therefor, anintermediate support, a mirror thereonfacing' the box, a flangeon the support sloping toward the mirror, a ring at the back of the mirror holding the same reforth. I

siliently. in place, and projections on said ring bearing against said flange to limit the movement of the ring, substantially as set 8. A vanity case comprising a box, a cover therefor, an intermediate support, a mirror thereon facing the box, a flange on the support sloping toward the mirror, a ring at the back of the mirror holding the same resiliently in place, projections on said ring bearing against said flange to limit the movement of the ring said support having an internal groove, and points on said projections engaging the groove for holding the ring in place, substantially as set forth.

9. In a vanity case,abox, a cover therefor, an intermediate sheet metal support having an outer annular ridge limiting the movement of the box and the cover toward each other, a flange on the support, a mirror supported by said flange, means for holding the mirror in place, and connections from said means engaging the internal groove corresponding to the outer ridge on the support to prevent displacement of said parts, substantially as set forth.

'10. In a vanity case,abox,a cover hinged thereto, an intermediate support hinged to the box and cover said box and cover adapted to swing away from said intermediate support at times, a detent carried by said support opposite said hinge adapted to hold the cover and the box in closed relation, a ring carried by said support and means on the ring for holding the detent in place, substantially as set forth.

11. In a vanity case, a box, a compact therein, a cover for the box, an intermediate support, a mirror carried by the support, a compact carried by the support, and a ring for holding the parts associated with the intermediate support in position, substantially as set forth.

12. In a vanity case, a box, a cover hinged thereto, an intermediate support, hinged to the box and cover said box and cover being adapted to swing away from said intermediate support at times a ring carried by said support, a resilient detent projecting from the support adapted to engage the cover and box simultaneously, and means on the ring for supporting the detent, substantially as set forth.

13. In a vanity case, a box, a lid therefor, an intermediate support, a mirror thereon, a detent at one side of the support for holding the box and the cover in closed position, means for operating said detent to release such part, and a ring having means for holding the detent and the mirror in place on said intermediate support, substantially as set forth.

14. In a vanity case, a box, a lid therefor, an intermediate support, a mirror thereon, a detent at one side of the support for holding the box and the cover in closed position, means for operating said detent to release such parts, and a ring having means for holding the detent and mirror in place in said intermediate member said ring also having resilient projections engaging the interme diate member to prevent displacement of the parts, substantially as set forth.

15. In a vanity case, a box, a lid therefor, an intermediate support, a flange thereon, a mirror carried on the flange, a resilient detent at one side of the intermediate mem ber for holding the box and the cover in closed position, means for operating said detent to release such parts, a resilient disk resting on the mirror, and a curved ring having a depending flange forcing the disk toward the mirror to hold the same resiliently in place said ring also having exterior flanges to limit the lateral movement of the mirror, substantially as set forth.

16. In a vanity case, a box, a lid therefor,-

an intermediate support, a flangethereon, a mirror supported on said flange, a resilient detent at one side of the intermediate member for holding the box and the cover in closed position, means for operating said detent to release such parts, a resilient disk resting on the mirror, and a ring having a depending flange forcing the disk toward the mirror to hold the same resiliently in place said ring also having exterior flanges to position the mirror, and to hold the detent in projected position, substantially as set forth.

17 In a vanity case, a box, a lid therefor, an intermediate support, a flange thereon, a mirror supported on the flange, a resilient detent at one side of the support for holding the box and the cover in closed position, means for operating said detent to release such parts, a resilient disk resting on the mirror, and an annulus having a depending flange forcing the disk toward the mirror to hold the same resiliently in place said ring also having exterior flanges to position the mirror and said internal flange providing with the disk a pocket for a rouge compact, substantially as set forth.

18. In a vanity case, a box, a lid therefor, an intermediate support, a flange thereon, a mirror supported on the flange, a resilient detent at one side of the intermediate member for holding the box and the cover in closed position, means for operating said detent to release such parts, a resilient disk resting on the mirror, an annulus having a depending flange forcing the disk toward the mirror to hold the same resiliently in place said annulus also having an exterior flange to position the mirror, and projections on said exterior flange resting on said first mentioned'flange to limit the movement of the annulus, substantially as set forth.

19. In a vanity case, a box, a lid therefor, an intermediate support, a flange thereon, a mirror supported on the flange, a resilient detent at one side of theintermediate member for holding the box and the cover in closed position, means for operating said detent to release such parts, a resilient disk resting on the mirror, an annulus having a depending flange forcing the disk toward the mirror to hold the same resiliently in place said ring also having an exterior flange to position the mirror, and projections on said exterior flange resting on said first mentioned flange to limit the movement of the annulus said projections having means cooperating with the intermediate support for preventing displacement of said parts, substantially as set forth. i

20. A vanity case comprising, a box, a cover hinged thereto, an intermediate member, means normally holding the cover in position on the intermediate member, means normally holding the box in engagement with the intermediate member, and common manually operated means for simultaneously acting upon the aforesaid several means to release the box and cover from the intermediate member, substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal at New York, New York this 23d day of May A. D. nineteen hundred and twenty-three.

SIMON MORRISON. Witnesses:

CHAs. GLAS, FRANK CALDERAZZO. 

